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air defense

air defense noun: the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles.

Noun

air defense (countable and uncountable, plural air defenses)

  1. The use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles.

air defense meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese

air defense in Hindi

the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
वायु रक्षा vāyu rakṣā, हवाई रक्षा havāī rakṣā

air defense in Arabic

the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
الدِّفَاع الجَوِّيّ ad-difāʕ al-jawwiyy, دِفَاع جَوِّيّ difāʕ jawwiyy

air defense in Thai

the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
การป้องกันทางอากาศ gaan-bpɔ̂ng-gan-taang-aa-gàat

air defense in Vietnamese

the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
phòng không

Forms of air defense

pluralair defenses
alternative formair defence

Questions about air defense

What does air defense mean?
Air defense means the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles.
What is air defense in Hindi?
Air defense in Hindi is वायु रक्षा (vāyu rakṣā), हवाई रक्षा (havāī rakṣā). See Air defense meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is air defense?
Air defense is a noun.
What is the plural of air defense?
The plural of air defense is air defenses.

Words near air defense in the dictionary

  1. air cushions
  2. air data
  3. air de cour
  4. air defence
  5. air defences
  6. air defense
  7. air defenses
  8. air denial
  9. air display
  10. air displays
  11. air door

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